The Awards were announced at a star-studded concert ceremony, hosted by
actor-comedians Mel Giedroyc and Rufus Hound at the West End's
historic Palace Theatre. Award winners Melanie C, Tim Minchin,
Sheridan Smith and Natalie Casey performed alongside other nominees
and stars of shows including The Bodyguard, Top Hat, Wicked, Spamalot and Soho Cinders.

BELOW IS A FULL LIST OF WINNERS OF THE 2013 WHATSONSTAGE.COM AWARDS (DENOTED IN BOLD). TO VIEW ALL VOTING PERCENTAGES, CLICK HERE

The DIGITAL THEATRE Best Actress in a Play
• Billie Piper - The Effect , Headlong at the National, Cottesloe
• Hattie Morahan - A Doll's House at the Young Vic
• Jill Halfpenny - Abigail's Party at the Menier Chocolate Factory & Wyndham's
• Julie Walters - The Last of the Haussmans at the National, Lyttelton
• Sally Hawkins - Constellations at the Royal Court Upstairs & Duke of York's
• Sheridan Smith - Hedda Gabler at the Old Vic

The DIGITAL THEATRE Best Actor in a Play
• Adrian Lester - Red Velvet at the Tricycle
• David Haig - The Madness of George III at the Apollo
• David Suchet - Long Day's Journey into Night at the Apollo
• Luke Treadaway - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time at the National, Cottesloe
• Mark Rylance - Twelfth Night & Richard III at Shakespeare's Globe & the Apollo
• Rupert Everett - The Judas Kiss at Hampstead

Best Supporting Actress in a Play
• Fenella Woolgar - Hedda Gabler at the Old Vic
• Helen McCrory - The Last of the Haussmans at the National, Lyttelton
• Jenny Jules - Moon on a Rainbow Shawl at the National, Cottesloe
• Linda Bassett – In Basildon at the Royal Court Downstairs & People at the National, Lyttelton
• Natalie Casey - Abigail's Party at the Menier Chocolate Factory & Wyndham's
• Sophie Thompson – The Physicists at the Donmar Warehouse & She Stoops to Conquer at the National, Olivier

Best Supporting Actor in a Play
• Adrian Scarborough - Hedda Gabler at the Old Vic
• Andy Nyman - Abigail's Party at the Menier Chocolate Factory & Wyndham's
• Kyle Soller - Long Day's Journey into Night at the Apollo
• Mark Gatiss - The Recruiting Officer at the Donmar Warehouse & 55 Days at Hampstead
• Stephen Fry - Twelfth Night at Shakespeare's Globe & the Apollo
• Tim McInnerny - Scenes from an Execution at the National, Lyttelton

The STAR Best Actress in a Musical
• Emi Wokoma - Soul Sister at Hackney Empire & the Savoy
• Hannah Waddingham - Kiss Me, Kate at the Old Vic
• Heather Headley - The Bodyguard at the Adelphi
• Imelda Staunton - Sweeney Todd at the Adelphi
• Megan McGinnis - Daddy Long Legs at the St James
• Scarlett Strallen - Singin' in the Rain at the Palace

The THEATRE TOKENS Best Actor in a Musical
• Adam Cooper - Singin' in the Rain at the Palace
• Alex Bourne - Kiss Me, Kate at the Old Vic
• Lloyd Owen - The Bodyguard at the Adelphi
• Mark Umbers – Merrily We Roll Along at the Menier Chocolate Factory
• Michael Ball – Sweeney Todd at the Adelphi
• Tom Chambers - Top Hat at the Aldwych

The IMAIL Best Ensemble Performance
• Chariots of Fire – at Hampstead & the Gielgud
• Let It Be – at the Prince of Wales
• Our Boys – at the Duchess
• Richard III & Twelfth Night – at Shakespeare's Globe & the Apollo
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time – at the National, Cottesloe
• The Ladykillers – at the Gielgud

Best Takeover in a Role
• Danielle Hope - Les Misérables at the Queen's
• Dean Chisnall – Shrek The Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
• Gina Beck – Wicked at the Victoria Apollo
• Oliver Tompsett – We Will Rock You at the Dominion
• Owain Arthur - One Man, Two Guvnors at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
• Ramin Karimloo - Les Misérables at the Queen's

Best New Play
• 55 Days by Howard Brenton – at Hampstead
• Chariots of Fire by Mike Bartlett – at Hampstead & the Gielgud
• Constellations by Nick Payne – at the Royal Court Upstairs & Duke of York's
• Red Velvet by Lolita Chakrabarti – at the Tricycle
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Simon Stephens – at the National, Cottesloe
• The Effect by Lucy Prebble – Headlong at the National, Cottesloe

The TIME OUT Best New Comedy
• All New People by Zach Braff – at the Duke of York's
• Birthday by Joe Penhall – at the Royal Court Downstairs
• NSFW by Lucy Kirkwood – at the Royal Court Downstairs
• People by Alan Bennett – at the National, Lyttelton
• The Ladykillers by Graham Linehan – at the Gielgud
• The Last of the Haussmans by Stephen Beresford – at the National, Lyttelton

Best New Musical
• Daddy Long Legs by Paul Gordon & John Caird – at the St James
• Loserville by James Bourne & Elliot Davis – at the Garrick
• Soho Cinders by George Stiles, Anthony Drewe & Elliot Davis – at Soho
• Sweet Smell of Success by Marvin Hamlisch & John Guare – at the Arcola
• The Bodyguard by Alex Dinelaris – at the Adelphi
• Top Hat by Matthew White & Howard Jacques – at the Aldwych

Best Play Revival
• A Doll's House – at the Young Vic
• Abigail's Party – at the Menier Chocolate Factory & Wyndham's
• Long Day's Journey into Night – at the Apollo
• Our Boys – at the Duchess
• She Stoops to Conquer – at the National, Olivier
• The Judas Kiss – at Hampstead

The RADISSON BLU EDWARDIAN Best Musical Revival
• Jesus Christ Superstar – at the O2
• Kiss Me, Kate – at the Old Vic
• Merrily We Roll Along – at the Menier Chocolate Factory
• Singin' in the Rain – at the Palace
• Sweeney Todd – at the Adelphi
• Taboo – at Brixton Club House

Best Shakespearean Production
• Julius Caesar – RSC at the Noël Coward
• King Lear – at the Almeida
• Much Ado About Nothing – RSC at the Noël Coward
• Richard III – at Shakespeare's Globe & the Apollo
• Timon of Athens – at the National, Olivier
• Twelfth Night – at Shakespeare's Globe & the Apollo

The TOTALLY THEATRE PRODUCTIONS Best Director
• Edward Hall – Chariots of Fire at Hampstead & the Gielgud
• Gregory Doran – Julius Caesar, RSC at the Noël Coward
• Jonathan Kent - Sweeney Todd at the Adelphi
• Lindsay Posner – Abigail's Party at the Menier Chocolate Factory
& Wyndham's, Noises Off at the Old Vic & Novello, Uncle Vanya at
the Vaudeville
• Marianne Elliott – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time at the National, Cottesloe
• Thea Sharrock – The Bodyguard at the Adelphi

The FEAST Best Set Designer
• Bunny Christie - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time at the National, Cottesloe
• Hildegard Bechtler - Scenes from an Execution at the National, Lyttelton
• Michael Taylor - The Ladykillers at the Gielgud
• Miriam Buether - Chariots of Fire at Hampstead & the Gielgud,
Wild Swans at the Young Vic & The Effect at the National, Cottesloe
• Tim Hatley - The Bodyguard at the Adelphi
• Tom Scutt - The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe at Kensington
Gardens & Constellations at the Royal Court Upstairs & Duke of
York's

The WHITE LIGHT Best Lighting Designer
• Humphrey McDermott - Let It Be at the Prince of Wales
• Lee Curran – Constellations at the Royal Court Upstairs & Duke of York's
• Mark Henderson - Sweeney Todd at the Adelphi
• Patrick Woodroffe - Jesus Christ Superstar at O2
• Paul Anderson - The Master & Margarita, Complicite at the Barbican
• Paule Constable - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time & This House at the National, Cottesloe

The made Best Choreographer
• Andrew Wright - Singin' in the Rain at the Palace
• Bill Deamer - Top Hat at the Aldwych
• Karen Bruce - Midnight Tango at the Aldwych
• Nathan M Wright - Sweet Smell of Success at the Arcola
• Scott Ambler - Chariots of Fire at Hampstead & the Gielgud
• Stephen Mear - Kiss Me, Kate at the Old Vic

The AUTOGRAPH Best Original Music
• Daddy Long Legs – Paul Gordon at the St James
• Soho Cinders – George Stiles at Soho
• The Last Session – Steve Schalchlin at the Tristan Bates
• The Magistrate – Richard Sisson at the National, Olivier
• The Recruiting Officer – Michael Bruce at the Donmar Warehouse
• Sweet Smell of Success – Marvin Hamlisch at the Arcola

The DEWYNTERS London Newcomer of the Year
• Alex Lawther (actor) - South Downs at the Harold Pinter
• Joshua Miles (actor) - Bully Boy at the St James
• Lolita Chakrabarti (playwright) - Red Velvet at the Tricycle
• Maria Friedman (director) – Merrily We Roll Along at the Menier Chocolate Factory
• Rob Brydon (actor) - A Chorus of Disapproval at the Harold Pinter
• Will Young (actor) – Cabaret at the Savoy

The BOOM ENTS Best Off-West End Production
• Desire Under the Elms – at Lyric Hammersmith
• Mad About the Boy – at the Bush, Young Vic & Unicorn theatres
• Shivered – at Southwark Playhouse
• Steel Pier – at the Union
• Taboo – at the Brixton Club House
• Uncle Vanya – at The Print Room

The EQUITY Best West End Show
• Les Misérables – at the Queen's
• Matilda the Musical – RSC at the Cambridge
• The Lion King – at the Lyceum
• The Phantom of the Opera – at Her Majesty's
• War Horse – at the New London
• Wicked – at the Apollo Victoria

The AKA Theatre Event of the Year
• Danny Boyle's Olympics Opening Ceremony
• Jesus Christ Superstar's arena tour, following the ITV casting competition Superstar
• Mark Rylance returning to Shakespeare's Globe in Twelfth Night & Richard III
• The Globe to Globe season, all 37 plays in 37 different languages, as part of the World Shakespeare Festival
• The opening of the new state-of-the-art St James Theatre on the site of the demolished Westminster Theatre
• The premiere of the Susan Boyle bio-musical I Dreamed a Dream

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